A novel tamponade agent for management of post partum hemorrhage: adaptation of the Xstat mini-sponge applicator for obstetric use

• Main Authors: Maria I. Rodriguez (Author), Jeffrey T. Jensen (Author), Kenton Gregory (Author), Mary Bullard (Author), Paul Longo (Author), Jerry Heidel (Author), Alison Edelman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although uterine tamponade is an effective treatment for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), current methods have key limitations in their use, particularly in low resource settings. The XStat™ Mini Sponge Dressing (MSD) is approved for the management of non-compressible wounds in the b...